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It's All Greek To Me: A Tale of a Mad Dog and and Englishman, Ruins, Retsina and Real Greeks (edición 2017)

por John Mole (Autor)

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"Travel writing at its best." - Greece.com UPDATED EDITION WITH A NEW CHAPTER Intoxicated with dreams of a Greek paradise, John Mole inflicts upon his family a tumbledown ruin on a hillside with no water, no electricity, no roof, no floor, no doors, no windows and twenty years of goat dung ... far away from the tourist resorts and posh hotels. Through hard work and comic misadventures a bond is formed with a vivid cast of village characters - from Elpida who cures back pain with raw eggs to beautiful Eleni yearning for Dusseldorf - over bottles of ouzo, whisky and wine. If only Hector the dog would calm down.… (más)
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Título:It's All Greek To Me: A Tale of a Mad Dog and and Englishman, Ruins, Retsina and Real Greeks
Autores:John Mole (Autor)
Información:Nicholas Brealey (2017), Edition: Updated, 368 pages
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Greek born and raised here and I found it very enjoyable and to the point. And what impressed me most is how the author manages to include all those elements that lead to the actual word "horiatis" being used as an insult in Greek while at the same time maintain a positive attitude towards his neighbours. ( )
  sarlis | Dec 31, 2020 |
A light hearted book about John and his family living in Greece.

He finds a ruined property that he decides to buy without consulting his wife! Or four children and this book is about the way that he repaired, renovated and rebuilt this with the help of the locals.

Mole writes with a witty self depreciating style, and it is quite funny in parts. ( )
  PDCRead | Apr 6, 2020 |
This is a whimsical, often funny, look at the author's attempts to renovate an old house -- very old, as in no roof, windows, doors, plumbing or electricity, but what a view -- on a island in Greece. It's a very light read, but entertaining. ( )
  LynnB | Nov 30, 2018 |
Light reading and fun adventures of John Mole, the author who decided to build a home for his family on a hill in Evia, a Greek island just because he loved the view. Whimsical, comedic and purely delightful read especially if you have been to or are going to Greece! ( )
  barb302 | Aug 31, 2010 |
I really enjoyed this honest and funny account of doing up a battered house in a Greek island village, although it was a little odd that it was written 25 or so years after the events it portrays.

I have a weakness for an expatriate-buys-a-house book and have read quite a few in my time. This was a good one, with a real feel for, and love for, the people in the village. There were a few rather vivid scenes around animal slaughter which may not be particularly suitable for the squeamish. I really liked the truthful scenes of family life, bickering and all, and the sense of luck that they found and could restore this lovely building.

More photos would have perhaps been nice... ( )
  LyzzyBee | Jul 18, 2010 |
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"Travel writing at its best." - Greece.com UPDATED EDITION WITH A NEW CHAPTER Intoxicated with dreams of a Greek paradise, John Mole inflicts upon his family a tumbledown ruin on a hillside with no water, no electricity, no roof, no floor, no doors, no windows and twenty years of goat dung ... far away from the tourist resorts and posh hotels. Through hard work and comic misadventures a bond is formed with a vivid cast of village characters - from Elpida who cures back pain with raw eggs to beautiful Eleni yearning for Dusseldorf - over bottles of ouzo, whisky and wine. If only Hector the dog would calm down.

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